Eḥeiθymmen Amran: Difference between revisions

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===Vowels===
===Vowels and Diphthongs===
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has four short vowels and four long vowels, a distinction manifested as the long vowels' sound being held twice as long as short vowels' sound.
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has four short vowels and four long vowels, a distinction manifested as the long vowels' sound being held twice as long as short vowels' sound.


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Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:].
Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:].
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has three diphthongs, all of which have length equivalent to long vowels. The diphthongs are the following: '''ei''', '''ai''', '''au'''. These have the following values:
* '''ei''' = [ej]<br />
* '''ai''' = [aj]<br />
* '''au''' = [aw]


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| colspan="2" |'''a''' = [a]
| colspan="2" |'''a''' = [a]
| colspan="2" |'''ā''' = [a:]
| colspan="2" |'''ā''' = [a:]
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| colspan="3" |'''ei''' = [ej], '''ai''' = [aj], '''au''' = [aw]
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===Diphthongs===
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has three diphthongs, all of which have length equivalent to long vowels. The diphthongs are the following: '''ei''', '''ai''', '''au'''. These have the following values:
* '''ei''' = [ej]<br />
* '''ai''' = [aj]<br />
* '''au''' = [aw]


===Prosody and Stress===
===Prosody and Stress===
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